Under the map of Germany : nationalism and propaganda, 1918-1945

Using extensive, previously undiscovered archival documentation, the author provides an analysis of the history and techniques of nationalist mapping in inter-War Germany and challenges the belief that national self-determination is a just cause.

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; NATIONALISM, TERRITORY, MAPS, AND PROPAGANDA; CARTOGRAPHY AND NATIONAL TERRITORY AT THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR; A CONCERN FOR ACCURACY; NEW CONCEPTS OF NATIONAL TERRITORY; COORDINATION OF CARTOGRAPHIC REVISIONISM: THE STIFTUNG FR DEUTSCHE VOLKS- UND KULTURBODENFORSCHUNG; MAPS AS WEAPONS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUGGESTIVE CARTOGRAPHY; CREATING A UNIFIED MESSAGE; CONCEPTS OF NATIONAL TERRITORY IN THE THIRD REICH; MAPS AND NAZI PROPAGANDA; CONCLUSION; Notes; Primary sources; Bibliography; Index.

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This volume provides an analysis of the history and techniques of mapping in inter-war Germany, using archival documentation to chart the development of alternative concepts of national territory brought about during the Weimar Republic.Leer más

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"The book is well illustrated with maps from the Weimar Republic, and thus also provides a good source of examples of persuasive cartography. ...Herb has done valuable basic research which certainly deserves the attention of scholars interested in cartography, political geography and national identities."-"National IdentitiesLeer más